When the TEMO 450 made its debut on the electric outboard market in 2018, its feather weight—just 11 pounds—and super-slim, clever design made it an instant hit for sailors who wanted a quick and easy electric power option for their dinghies. Now comes the TEMO 1000, an answer to those who have been hoping for a more substantial version that can power a larger vessel.
The new TEMO 1000, built in France, is making its U.S. debut this weekend at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show. Supporting its launch and distribution in North America is TEMO-USA, launched last year and based in Portland, Maine.
“Participating at major events like the Newport boat show convinced me that the market was ideal for the 1000,” says Nicholas Steenberg, head of TEMO-USA. “People loved the 450, but a large number of sailboat owners I talked to asked if we had a model offering more power.”
The new TEMO 1000 is geared for dinghies carrying up to six people and sailboats up to 26 feet. It weighs 35 pounds, including its removable, interchangeable 13-pound battery, and has a 25-inch adjustable shaft, letting you easily lengthen or shorten the shaft depending on what type of boat you’re pushing. This feature enables easy transitions between, say, a dinghy taking you out to a sailboat on a mooring, and then moving the outboard to the sailboat itself and adjusting the shaft length accordingly.
“The innovative tubular design of the 450 is ideal for smaller vessels,” says TEMO co-founder and CEO Alexandre Seux. “The 1000 offers more power for larger boats and needs more flexibility in propeller positioning. That’s why we went for a more classical form with the 1000 featuring an adjustable shaft height.”
The 1,100-watt motor provides an equivalent to about 3 horsepower, with one hour of run time at full speed on a charge. Charging is 12- or 110-volt; it takes about five-and-half hours to charge on 110, 12 hours on 12-volt. The tiller handle is integrated and retractable, letting you seamlessly use the motor as a tiller as well, as on a dinghy or tender, or solely for propulsion on a sailboat that has its own rudder.
A universal clamp-on bracket that rotates 360 degrees makes simple work of mounting the motor, as well as raising and turning it to rest parallel to the transom when you want it out of the water.
“The slimline transom bracket allows the height of the motor to be adjusted to exactly suit the height of the boat’s transom,” says TEMO Co-Founder and General Manager Justine Perussel. “Long and short shaft versions are therefore no longer required and owners of small boats that are kept on a mooring no longer need two separate outboards—you just swap the one from the dinghy to the bigger boat and vice-versa.”
The motor’s 949-Wh lithium-ion battery is in a self-contained cassette that has a solid, waterproof connector, lacking any wires, cables, or manual connections. You just slide it into the motor’s casing, and it’s connected; slide it back out to charge. The company says this battery will last 1,000 cycles, and it has a winterization mode that keeps it at an optimum 50% when it’s not in use for a long period.
Even in its packaging, TEMO is keeping a focus on the environment, delivering the motors in all recyclable cardboard packaging. For more, check out the new motor at the Annapolis Spring Boat Show April 25-27 or visit temo-usa.com.
